David Wilson enjoys record-setting afternoon for Giants

9:25 PM,
Dec. 9, 2012

Giants back David Wilson runs for a 52-yard touchdown against the Saints.

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Ryan Dunleavy | @rydunleavy

On the night before playing the game of his life, David Wilson fell asleep watching a Bo Jackson documentary. By the time he went to bed Sunday night, he had set the sports world abuzz with a performance unmatched by Jackson or anyone else in NFL history.

The Giants' rookie first-round draft pick became the first player ever with 200 kick return yards and 100 rushing yards in the same game, scored three touchdowns and was the force behind a record special teams effort responsible for the New Orleans Saints' undoing in front of 81,437 at MetLife Stadium.